InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Eleanor Roosevelt – US Diplomat & Wife of President Franklin Roosevelt. During those same 25-years, I also made innumerable mistakes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

If you look at the numbers from Comscore, we are doing about half the number of uniques that Maker is doing, but we''re doing it with only five channels, versus their 50 thousands channels. We''ll do publishing on Youtube, licensing, turnkey, acquisition deals, and also do original programming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. This is a task that you should never delegate.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

I asked TaxJar’s Co-Founder and CEO, Mark Faggiano to list five reasons his decentralized venture has flourished. He then joined Picasa and was instrumental in its acquisition by Google. Although the company has a vibrant, collaborative culture, no two employees work under the same roof.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- Growthink blogs , October 29, 2010 Have a Look Inside an Angel’s Brain - Ask the Angels , December 1, 2010 Mark Suster Lays It Down At Columbia - Get Venture: Venture Made Transparent , November 13, 2010 SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS: GROW SLOW - The Freestyle Entrepreneur , May 1, 2010 The Five Domains of High Performance - Seeing Both Sides , January 18, (..)

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

I told them, here are five things you should do, here as some of the people you might want to hire, and good luck. I had worked before at BEA Systems, the middleware company which was acquired by Oracle in 2004 or 2005, and we used to joke that the company had been built entirely by acquisitions. Why is LA key to that?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. THE FIVE C’S. My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s. It’s either part of the DNA or it’s not. What you gain: 1.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. Who better to answer than the company's engineering lead.

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Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Starting five companies, I have been fortunate to have worked with many different types of people. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. My next five posts will be focused on 5 tips that I put together for dealing with the tech resource challenge: 1. Outsourcing 1. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. My postings will start with a quick synopsis on each of my first five startups. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

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Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. It seems as though all five of the companies that I have been involved in, to date, somehow have roots reaching back to my first company. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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